> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.mediarithmics.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.mediarithmics.io/setup-and-monitor/readme.md).

# Getting started

Understand the platform, plan your integration, collect and manage data, ensure privacy compliance, extend and operate your instance.

This section covers everything you do to get a mediarithmics instance running and keep it healthy: understanding the platform, planning your integration, collecting and managing your data, ensuring privacy compliance, extending the platform, and operating and monitoring it.

## Start here

<table data-view="cards" data-search="false"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Platform overview</strong></td><td>What mediarithmics is, what it does with your data, and who works in it.</td><td><a href="/setup-and-monitor/understand-mediarithmics/platform-overview.md">Platform overview</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>How mediarithmics works</strong></td><td>How an instance is organised, where your data lives, and how it is modelled.</td><td><a href="/setup-and-monitor/understand-mediarithmics/how-mediarithmics-works.md">How mediarithmics works</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Navigate the platform</strong></td><td>Find your way around the applications, the side bar, search, and settings.</td><td><a href="/setup-and-monitor/understand-mediarithmics/navigate-the-platform.md">Navigate the platform</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## What you will find here

This documentation explains how to use the platform and its features. It is written to be read on its own, whether you work in marketing, ad and digital ops, data engineering, data analysis, or data science.

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Your mediarithmics account manager follows every subject related to your account and remains the right person to discuss a new use case with. This documentation is here so you can get up to speed on the platform and its features at any time.
{% endhint %}


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